Welcome Alumni & Friends of SDSU

We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, non dues association that welcomes all graduates, former students, faculty, staff and friends of South Dakota State, as well as students, to be SDSU Alumni Association members. We strive to connect alumni to SDSU and each other, through the promotion of the University and by providing valuable benefits, services and resources to our members. To ensure you are fully experiencing being an alumni association member, please make sure your information with us is current. Go Jacks!

Upcoming Events

Football is more fun to watch as a group, especially when you are cheering for the Jacks! The West River Jacks invite you to join fellow SDSU alumni and fans to watch SDSU Football! Watch parties are absolutely free to attend but you will be responsible for your own food and beverage.

Football is more fun to watch as a group, especially when you are cheering for the Jacks! Join fellow SDSU alumni and fans this Saturday, December 10, at The Piggery in Chicago to watch SDSU take on NDSU in the Quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs! Watch parties are absolutely free to attend but you will be responsible for your own food and beverage.

Football is more fun to watch as a group, especially when you are cheering for the Jacks! The West River Jacks invite you to join fellow SDSU alumni and fans to watch SDSU Football! Watch parties are absolutely free to attend but you will be responsible for your own food and beverage.

Football is more fun to watch as a group, especially when you are cheering for the Jacks! The Sioux Empire Staters invite you to join fellow SDSU alumni and fans to watch SDSU Football! Watch parties are absolutely free to attend but you will be responsible for your own food and beverage.

Football is more fun to watch as a group, especially when you are cheering for the Jacks! The Omaha Jacks invite you to join fellow SDSU alumni and fans to watch SDSU Football! Watch parties are absolutely free to attend but you will be responsible for your own food and beverage.

We invite SDSU alumni and friends to attend the 2017 Black Hills Stock Show. Come take in PRCA Rodeo Tour followed by a reception hosted by the SDSU Alumni Association, College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences, and the West River Jacks!

Join fellow South Dakota State University teammates at the upcoming Track & Field Reunion. Cheer on the Jacks at the Summit League Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday in the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Enjoy a social with teammates Friday evning and watch the Men's Basketball game vs Denver in Frost Arena on Saturday.

Kinchel Doerner, current dean of the Graduate School at South Dakota State University, will serve as the interim vice president of research and economic development effective Jan. 1. Kevin Kephart held the vice president position before announcing his plans to retire.

Kevin Kephart, a mainstay at South Dakota State University for 30 years, has announced his plans to retire from the university, effective June 21, 2017. Kephart currently serves the role of vice president for research and economic development.

South Dakota State University President Barry H. Dunn will serve on the Environmental Protection Agency’s newly formed Agriculture Science Committee. The 20-member committee will advise the EPA Science Advisory Board on scientific and technical issues that have a direct environmental impact on farming and agriculture-related industries.

We are an independent, not-for-profit organization,
non dues association that welcomes all graduates, former students,
faculty, staff and friends of South Dakota State, as well as students,
to be SDSU Alumni Association members. We strive to connect alumni to
SDSU and each other, through the promotion of the University and by
providing valuable benefits, services and resources to our members.